Danielle Bero '07
 Reporter Wyatt Andrews and a video crew shadowed Lafayette’s Posse members for a segment which appeared on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. |
Make Wise ChoicesDuring my time here I was able to build relationships with some of the youth in Easton. Some use words like disadvantaged, inner-city kids, project kids. I use words like inspirational, creative, hard lives. I want them to know that college is possible. I urge my kids to follow in our footsteps, and someday be sitting where we are. But I also urge every member of the Lafayette community to remain active and positive role models and inspiration for the youth of today.
The things I value the most about my Lafayette experience were the opportunities and resources a school like this provides. I have studied abroad more times than my passport would allow, in places like Namibia, South Africa, and Guatemala. I have been able to build houses in South Carolina, work with the youth of Chicago, and, above all, Lafayette’s faculty and administrators supported and challenged me. And as a result, next year I will be teaching in Indonesia on the Fulbright Scholarship and the following year in a troubled New York City high school, through Teach For America. I was able to self-design my own major, titled creative media and social justice, and was even able to co-found a creative arts organization, W.O.R.D.S. – Writing Organization Reaching Dynamic Students.
We often think of success through monetary value and celebrity status. Rarely do we think of success in terms of happiness, following passions, and making a positive difference. We also tend to define diversity in terms of colors, different races on the cover of a brochure or a web site. As the future leaders of this nation, we must not fall victim to these false definitions or we will promote stratification, ruthlessness, and conformity. This degree opens up doors and opportunities. Make wise choices.
— Danielle Bero
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Danielle Bero delivered farewell remarks at the 172nd Commencement. A Posse Foundation Scholar, she was the recipient of the George Wharton Pepper Prize, awarded to the senior who “most closely represents the Lafayette ideal.”
MAJORS
- Creative Media
- Social Justice
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